Elections to Salford Borough Council were held on Wednesday, 1 November 1893. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION, Manchester Evening News, November 1, 1893, p.4
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party7,746 (52.9%) 19.910 (62.5%) 133 (51.6%)Liberal Party5,527 (37.8%) 15.6 5 (31.3%) 2 29 (45.3%)Independent Labour0 (0.0%) N/A 1 (6.3%) 1 1 (1.6%)Independent0 (0.0%) 12.5 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%)Ind. Labour Party1,365 (9.3%) N/A0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
Full council
+ ↓ 1 29 1 33
Aldermen
+ ↓ 6 10
Councillors
+ ↓ 1 23 1 23
Ward results
Albert Park
Charlestown
Crescent
Grosvenor
Hope
Islington
Kersal
Ordsall
Regent
St. Matthias'
St. Paul's
St. Thomas'
Seedley
Trafford
Trinity
Weaste
By-elections between 1893 and 1894
Weaste, 18 June 1894
Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Foran Cottrell (Conservative, Weaste, elected 1 November 1887)SALFORD, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1887, p.6 on 6 June 1894.SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, June 6, 1894, p.2
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN SALFORD, Manchester Courier, June 19, 1894, p.6
St. Paul's, 19 September 1894
Caused by the disqualification of Councillor Samuel Bowden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 21 June 1893)MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN SALFORD, Manchester Guardian, June 22, 1893, p.5 on 5 September 1894.SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 6, 1894, p.6
MUNICIPAL BYE-LECTION IN SALFORD ST. PAUL'S WARD, Manchester Courier, September 20, 1894, p.6
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